I liketoupdateyouonthestepsthatthegovernmentistakingThiodefeatThecurrentofoursstepbystepactionplanisaimedatslowingthespreadofthevirussofewerpeopleneedhospitaltreatmentatanyonetimethatwillprotecttheimage.
S isabilitytocomeateachpointwe'vebeingfollowingscientificandmedicaladvicewhenwe'vebeenverydeliberateinouractionstakingtherightmeasuresattherightmoment, we'retakingunprecedentedactiontoincreasethe N.
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I canreassuretheBritishpeoplethatthegovernmentremainsunitedin a singleoverridingpriority, whichistodefeatthecurrentvirusandseethisnationthroughthechallengeahead.
So I wanttoassurepeopleeveryallgovernorisdoingeverythingitpossiblycantodefeattheCoronavirusandrisetothechallengesthatitpresentsusathomeandabroad.
Lastnight, HerMajestytheQueenreflectedonthenationalspiritofunity, a resultthatwe'reseeinginourcountryaswellasthecollectiveeffortweneedtotacklethediseasefromourheroicdoctors, nursesandcareworkersthroughtothosemanningthetillsatsupermarketsandfollowseesthosedrivingtheLorriesonthebus.
Isthere a worthyofourapplausethere?
A worthyofouradmiration.
YouknowthatboththePrimeMinisterand I wouldliketothankalltheenergyjustoff, butthey'retrulyheroic.
If I couldaskthemedicsonyousaythattherestrictionsareworking, buttoordertotellthelongtimeeffectsthatwhatwouldyourview, whatlikelyexitstrategyfromtherestrictions.
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Hewasadmittedtohospitalfortestsas a precaution.
Onlyonthatwasbecausesomeofthesymptomsthathehadwhenhefirsttestedpositivehadpersistedis a comfortablenightinsentences.
I justwonderthereisincreasingdiscussionofeyewiththeexitstressyoushouldbe I wouldbeinterestedtohearActually, Professor, whattheymightanticipategivenwillbeuncertainagain.
AndcanyougivetheBritishpeople a senseofwhetherthiswillcontinueforweeksormonths?
Thankyoualongyourquestionthatappear.
Look, he's incharge, butyou'reright.
He'llcontinuetotakethedoctor's adviceon a whattodo.
NextonWehave a teamwhichintheway I describeisfullthrottle, makingsurehisdirectionsandhisinstructionsarebeingimplementedandfollowedthroughwhetherit's thepurchaseofventilatorsthroughtothediplomaticefforttoreadreturn, A UKnationalswerestrandedabroad, butaseverwewerepromised, itwilltakethemedicalboxthathegetsfromhisdoctor, Chris, justtoAdam.
I'm basicallysayexactlythesamethingthatAngelasaidearlier, whichisthekeythingistogettothepointwhereweareconfidentwehavereachedthepeakonThisisnowbeyondthebeak, andatthatpoint, I thinkitispossibletohave a seriousdiscussionaboutallthethingsweneedtodothatstepbystep, tomovetothenextphaseoffmanagingthis.
But I thinktostarttime, thatdiscussionuntilwe'reconfidentthatthat's whatwe'vegotto.
He's notsuperhumanthatsomewouldarguethatheistakingtoomuchof a riskintheextent t tortureStillworkingas a doctor.
I wonderifyoucouldcommentonthat.
Secondly, I completelyunderstandwhyyouallsaymeline a planforliftingtherestrictionsuntilweknowwhetherthecurrentmeasuresareworking.
Butequallythedamagedfrom a promoteeconomiclockeddownwillbetremendousinthesensethat I'm becomingsimply, waitwillbeabletogeneraterevenuetaxesonserviceisontherest.
So I dothinkBritishpeoplewouldwanttofeelthatthegovernmentisworkingon a workablestrategyinparticular.
Isitpossibletoitthelockdownunlessanduntilwehave a programmeofmasstestingforthevirusonUnlessanduntilwehavetechnologicalsolutionstracingpeoplewhomayhavewiththethebody.
So I thinkit's justimportanttounderstandhe's goingtoquite a complicatedsetofftryingtoworkout, havedifferentthingsfittogetheraswemovetothenextphaseofthisepidemicisthataddressyourquestions.
Except I'm notjustbeingthick, I suppose.
But I don't reallyunderstandwhytalkingabout, youknow, evenifit's inthelongterm, thewaywe'regonnaexit.
I thinkeverybodyexceptsocialdistancing, isabsolutelyvital.
Butwhy?
Peoplehopethatthereis a plantoletZachreducedtheurgencyforpeople.
Well, I thinkthatoneridgetoreassurances, I couldgiveyouthatthatworksothatwecouldprobablyassessthemeasurethattheaccusedisinplace, butalsothatwedonotwanttoconfusethemessagerightnowbecausewearenotpastthepig.
I waswondering, Howdoes a numberofpatientsintwobedsinloverightnowcomparewithwithwhatyoubeplanningatthisstage?
Isthereanysuggestionthatmaybeyouwon't need a CZmanybetsastheExcelcentreofnightsago, asyouhadexpected?
I mean, there's a verylonganswerin a veryshort, veryshortanswer.
It's ourprincipallaneinboththeeight.
Thefantasticresponsefromthegeneralpublicintermsofsocialdistancingandallthethingspeoplehavedoneornotdoneonthatonalsooffthe N.
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Wehavesomeroomtospareondhe.
Ifweendupin a situationwherewehaveMaura, I seeyoubedsatalltimesduringthisepidemicthatweabsolutelyneedtodealwithCove, itandotherareasthatwillbe a success.
Thatissomethingwhichiscriticalforouroverall.
Sothat, in a sense, iswhatwewouldliketoseeissomeheadroombetweenwhatweneedonwhatwegotavailableatanygiventimebaselocatedonforotherconditions.
And, ofcourse, that's gottotakeintoaccountthethat's goingtotakeintoaccounttheregionaldistributionoftheneed, whichiswhy, aswellasanyjustnightingaleinLondon, we'vegottheotherplanstobuild a bowlingmatchtoBristol.
Didyoucomeback?
What I justwanted, whereweareatthemoment.
Ifyoulookatthemodelingandyouforbacktosomeoftheslidesyou'vejustshown, isitthecasethat I use?
Wegottothemomentyougotremember, thisis a newdiseasetowhichwehave, youknow, hadabsolutelynoknowledgeofthebeginningofJanuaryon, inevitablywithfeelingourwaytosomeextent, I amveryconfidentwewilldevelopantibodytestswhethertheyallowbasedorstepsDickbasedoverthenextperiod.
I wouldexpectthosetocontinuetoimprovebothonthepotentialdicksticksideanddefinitelyonthelabsite, whichwouldbeavailableinduecoursethroughthe N hsovertimeon.
So I thinkthesituationwillfindourselvesinin a fewmonthsandpossibly a fewweekswillbeconsiderablydifferenttowhatwefindourselvesinthemoment.
But I thinkitmade a lotofsensetogetstartedearlyonthis, becausethisisclearlysomethingwhich, inthelongrunisgoingtobeveryimportantforhowwemanagethisepidemic.
Sohe's reallyimportantrightnowtokeeptheoverridingfocus, maintainthedisciplinethatwe'vehad, keepingadherencetotheguy's linesthatthegovernmentsetoutonmakingsurewestopthespreadofthevirusonmaking a generalpointas a doctor, patientsofminetobeclear.
Thatisdefinitelynottheprimeministerofpatientsofminethere, somewhoarein a hospitalbedbutperfectlycapableoffmanagingmassivelycomplicatedthingsfromthehospital.
Othersclearlyarenot.
Thatisabsolutely a conversationbetweentheindividualandthedoctorsandnurseswholookingafterthemjustwhat's goingbackeitherThosepoints, Yeah, I mean, ontheexitstrategy, weknowthatdifferentdepartmentsarealreadystartingtolookatwhatkindofthingsintheirfieldsandfeelingbackintoNumber 10 onthatwouldn't helpbusinessconfidenceThiogetsomesortofideawhat's onthetable.
Well, I thinktheriskisAndiwouldunderminebusinessconfidenceifwetookourfootoffthepedalon.
Dheeasedupontherestrictionsrightnow, andas a resultofthat, wefoundthatwewantstoppingthespreadofthediseaseasquicklyasweotherwisecould.
Basically, thatsomeone a mediumsizedbusinesses, sothatisimportantthatwedowantthatmessagealongwiththesupportwe'vegiventosmallbusinessesandbankstobeconveyed.